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advice
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
all
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
any
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
break
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
calculations
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
cause
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
dear
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
down
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
expression
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
face
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
factor
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
father
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
Felicia
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
ferry
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
formulated
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
gay
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
girl's
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
go
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
haunted
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
home
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
how
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From this reading Had he hurt her?--and if so, how and when?
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
hurt
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From this reading Had he hurt her?--and if so, how and when?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
Jack
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
leave
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
leaving
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
lurch
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
Miss
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
noticed
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
out
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
pain
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps Peter was right.
Peter
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
Peter's
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
plan
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
racing
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
resolve
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Peter was right.
rose
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From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
Ruth
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
Ruth's
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had he hurt her?--and if so, how and when?
suffering
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
there
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
unexpected
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
way
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From this reading One expression of Peter's, however, haunted him all the way home:--that Ruth was suffering and that he had been the cause of it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Had he hurt her?--and if so, how and when?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With this, the dear girl's face, with the look of pain on it which Miss Felicia had noticed, rose before him.
world
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From this reading If Jack, after leaving Peter and racing for the ferry, had, under Peter's advice, formulated in his mind any plan by which he could break down Ruth's resolve to leave both her father and himself in the lurch and go out in the gay world alone, there was one factor which he must have left out of his calculations--and that was the unexpected.
